Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-09-28
FROM FRipAy's DAILY.


 Dodson continues his fall rodeo
 dogs.
 Johnson's neck-tie party has be-
 postponed.
 Mrs. P. L. Castner has gooe east, : visit friends.
 NO. Murphy left for St Louis th
 afternoon.
 Peter verdier, the Walnut Gro,
 merchant, is in town.
 J. B. Hoover is charmed with tf
 beauties and business of Pueblo, Col
 rado.
 | Northern Arizona, without doub
 produces the finest potatoes grown i
 the United states. Diamond Jo Reynolds and F. N
 Murphy returned to-day from visit {
 Martinez mining district. The grand army excursion train
 which passed Prescott Junction O,
 Wednesday, consisted of six sections. In addition to the resources of Tont Basin. reports say that large body 0 coal has recently been found there. Z. l.. Kay, of the Verde Valley, is in town. He reports plenty of rain. good grass, good crops and fat stock in his section.
 The hills surrounding Prescott are covered with green mantle of grass. Even old Thu nb Butte has an emerald appearance
 Several hundred copies of the JoUgNAL-MINEK will be circulated in St. Louis and other eastern cities du. ring the next few weeks.
 County Treasurer Bashford will re. ceive proposals for sI43,0 900 of Yavapai county bonds, until next Monday, Sep tember 26rh, at which time they will be opened.
 The mashing of the skull of John Tewksbury, aft-r having been shot to death from behind, shows . it ndish de- pravity equaled only by the bloodthirsty Apaches.
 Joseph Long writes from Elsinore, that he has already taken fer SiOO worth of painting in that town since reaching it. about two weeks ago.
 Chief of Police Dodson has added the watch dog of the Ford family to his anime harvest, and never was more worthless cur taken in by any log catcher.
 \ petition is icing circulated in Phe- iix, having for its object the disincorpo- 'ation of that city, and praying for re- under the Blinn act.
 The young gentlemen, composing rhat was formerly known by the ple- ian name of "McCormick street mess." ave re-christened the association "the Aztec Epicure Club"
 II. E. Crouch and wife are in Town, TO n Tonto Basin. They come direct rom Pleasant Valley, the scene of the l ecent shootings, but are in no way connected with either party.
 Hon. Ben Goodrich has been ap- cinted and has accepted the position | { at:orney for The southcrn Pacific | ailroad. His province includes the sc.ion ieiween Deming and Yuma. There is good size. army of repub- cans-about regiment in this couu. r--as well as q satisfactory sprinkling democrats. who look to the JoURNAL-l INNER for news, or who pay for it, st 'as..
 The musicale, given by Prof. Thomas st evening, passed of very pleasantly nd agreeably 10 those present. A num- sr oi very beautiful selections were 'ndered on the piano by Prof. Thomas, hile a number of singers rendered voral vocal selections.
 Ii the Tonto Basin war continues uch longer, the democratic majority this county will be considerably re- Icei. Al every crack of Wincnes- ' there, democrat falls to the ground, , matter which side fires the shot Hon. Chester Thomas and wife, after ending the summer in travelling rough the eastern states, will return Prescott about the lst of October. iey have host of friends here who T give them cordial reception. Tell me. ye angelic host, ye messen- rs of love, shall swindled printers here low have no redrese sbove!" The gels Tapped their wings and said Q you hope is given; delinquents a printers books can never enter iaven." It Lient Colonel G. NJ. Brayton, 9th ian;ry, has been ordered to Whip . Barracks, 10 take the command of regiment and the post, 10 enable neral J. $. Mason, colonel of the reg | ent. io take advantage of leave ap- i el for. j 4 portrait of our "Unc'e" Chester q omss has been placed in the State Q >ioricaI rooms of Kansas. There is T shAbly DO man living in that state day who has helped to make more tory for the state than the veseran-' ,n. Chester Thomas. The following gentlemen compose ? directors oi the Ivy Club, which is a ficient guarantee of their socials be- ' , frs; class in every particular: Dr :. E. Ha'sey, Geo. II. Curry, Ed. J. F. irne, Farley Smith. John Stephens, \ Dake, Beaumont Coxe. The rainfall for September, up to .s, has been nearly three inches- .ater than the average for eleven ., lrs for the entire month,-making ! |. , .o.a, rainfall for the year mn in and |